The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-09-30
What Became Of Uncle Ja-
ecob's Quitting.

What Became OF Uncle Ja-
FL scobs Quitting.
lAt.f. 49, ,iftS3a - sstr
New York Witness. stsie: a
"Fie, mani Spelling your: break
FAST" said Uncle Jacob, as he came
into the garden where l was at work.
TOO bad to spoil such nice break
lasts assyour Mary GETS"
"Why. Uncle Jacob" said /, 81 was
brought up to earn my breakfast be-
| fore l ate it,"
"Tut, tut, mani I didn't mean
working in the pure air."
What them"
TITS that nasty pipe that is spoil.
ing Gods sweet air for you. Spells
your appetite, too. / know ali
about it. never had a good
breakfasbvfor twenty years, though
your Aunt RACHEL is the.
best cook you ever saw. used to
find fault With my victuals and tell
wife they didnft taste slikes mothers
The patient soul bpfe 1T ali lmeekly
Tor years, but one morning said: 'Ja-
cob, did it never come into. your mind
that the difference between your
mothers cooking and mine lays in
that pipe? You didn't smoke when
you ate her. foods. 4 try. hard
as / can to suit you, but you mix so
much tobacco juice and smoke with
the victuals that it spoils it ALL" -
ri didn't say anything, because
there wasn't nothing to"say; but l
kept thinking, yes, and smoking, too,
for awhile, but l didn't find any more
One day, while l was down.
East for a spell, I was thinking
what I could carry home to Rachel.
It kept coming into my mind that the
thing she would like best would be a
husband with pure breath. and clean
lips. So, with q mighty effort and a
prayer for help I said: I'll do it. 'Tll
quit now and forever, SO help me
Godp p
"Did your" said ], taking my own
meerschaum from my mouth.
"Quit?" SAID he, "Td do it after l
made up my mind to it if it kiRsd me
that's your Uncle Jacob. There was
an old lady movedfrom our neighbor-
hood, who lived right on the road
where | was trayeline. She'd known
me from a boy. went to her and /
says, says /, Aunt Polly, l want to
make Xon'a present. I'm going to
Old ladv smoked. knew she never
would quit. and ! couldn't quite bear
to throw the nine away. ia had Il 40
long.
"'What fur?' saws she. =.
ooh, Pm goinpto quit. Aunt polly.,
".Quit?' saws she. .Why. Jacob
Cav. il will kill youl You can't do.
it,
".See III don't. saws /, and | rode
away. X, ,..l W. =
= cts, been twenty wears and. T
hayyneenr,t heen hacE altar Il vat And
it dias.t Kill me. either said, Uncle
Jacob; throwing back his broad
\ shoulders. and sfrikinJshiS deem chest.
ana showing his teeth sound, and
white, in s,itesof his sepentS ave,Srsi
.Didn't. You hnfkgr ssaftsri fd1r-
pipsYII asked %sT9
.aHAnkerl faint no, word forait
Fact Is. d6n't behave fhiaerh anv
Observation-Disclosures iSd made
3snn nv MIMI Iswasf erfsssT than tsn
bears, and l didn't dare to 90 home.
for three weeks for fear should abuse.
Rachslt 49, - :
"What did Aunt Rachel say when
Won told her9,, "s' -
81 never said nothin' ~about it at
first, but [ didn't smoke. TT she mo-.
ticed it she didn't let on. the FIRST dav-
! The second day, after dinner. She
/ said, Jacob. seems to me / haven't
seen o smoke since YOU got home,
You amt sick. or nothing he vo,19
Does your business tronble yom?,
said the kind old soul, anxiously.
".Pob.' said I: owe ALWAYS smoked
after / ate for thirty years
".But I'm sure Haven't seen Won
nor smelt tobacco,
eco an look in nv other clothes
Rachel. and see if YOU don,I find nv
pipe and TOBACCO
s.She went rummapinp away for
awhile and at last said.
Where be thew. Jacob she looked
so astonished that i said.
Well, Rachel, YOU needn't look Tor
"em'no more. 1feHsthespesky things
down nj sBurihahf II rhAtsa a popa
fsbIasefoF.emT. sYoThnT Iw7s ave sea
ern agaff. Pvea dtitaa THainst smoked
t,5or-thses' weeks ard aoSss NEAR "a
|. forall tirna.F 'YonShonii have seen
17your,aunt,s face lipht IN. She kinder
sided up to me and said: -
iotJacob Cav! Ismust saw, and
ltthenrsha kissed ms, a. thing she didn't
Foitenido. qssnecta, aha III
samall ofmvsbreath. aItelllvou. Racb.
1 ePs cookinpwas tip-top alter that
r. taTyehadpood Skrea lfasrs ! !,
1 year,,t to bad tasteS in INV mouth.
I.bont siheids fosIsah .Iythips -
Get I'm IN annetits ~ Raehapp.
shoLi,r. M. az p6odS anthau;se
and better. too, ,Yonscan't thinl'ho Z,
pleased she Il when I nraise +. sea;ns
Vas IN tha nthar lfraeiI, " Iona
There's s. the he b DsasIi rA bell - c tons.
nepIew. throw AVA HAT ola Io nins
and let's,ao ia and tell Mary. 'f' -
Il WON'T, allow that nv UnclesJa.
cob has stronger vii power. than /.
What he ean'do his nephew ,ought,niI